What is "tilidine"

n. (context pharmaceutical drug English) A particular narcotic painkiller.

Tilidine ( INN, USAN), or tilidate ( BAN) (brand names: Tilidin, Valoron and Valtran) is a synthetic opioid painkiller, used mainly in Germany, Switzerland, South Africa and Belgium for treatment of moderate to severe pain, both acute and chronic. Its onset of pain relief after oral administration is about 10–15 minutes and peak relief from pain occurs about 25–50 minutes after oral administration.